Snæfellsnes · Iceland
Arnarstapi
Hamlet with basalt sea cliffs and arches on the south coast of the peninsula.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- South over the sea; Stapafell to the north.
- Darkness
- Dark sky, grade 1 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Little artificial light; a good place for faint aurora and the Milky Way.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 30 km by road from the middle of Snæfellsnes (estimate), roughly 35 min by car.
- Parking
- Car park.
- Coordinates
- 64.7700, -23.6210 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Cliff edges: stay well back from them in the dark.
Dress for standing still in the cold, bring a head torch with a red light, and park only where parking is allowed. A forecast is guidance, not a promise: check the road and weather warnings for Iceland before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.